Archive of posts from October 2024

Daily Post #2518 • October 31 2024 • Craft

AI-led vs AI-supported

AI-led products seem “brittle”.

Daily Post #2517 • October 30 2024 • Experience

Sunday night options

Sunday night is either:
“I can’t wait to get back into it!” or “Ugh okay here we go again.”

Daily Post #2516 • October 29 2024 • Experience

Social media is like high school

Social media is a bit like high school.

Daily Post #2515 • October 28 2024 • Narrative

The right mentors

Mentors can be super-helpful in speeding up your journey.

Daily Post #2514 • October 27 2024 • Craft

Business and games

If a videogame was advertised as…

Daily Post #2513 • October 26 2024 • Experience

Where they're at

Some people I work with would be terrible ‘prospects’, but are great ‘clients’ because they reached out to me first.

Daily Post #2512 • October 25 2024 • Momentum

Stay silent, branding

The nice thing about branding being a ‘silent salesperson’ is…

Daily Post #2511 • October 24 2024 • Momentum

That's all

Hey there.

Daily Post #2510 • October 23 2024 • Experience

7 things to-do

7 things to-do if you believe in your product:

Daily Post #2509 • October 22 2024 • Narrative

Your voice

People like to delegate social…

Daily Post #2508 • October 21 2024 • Narrative

Don't copy Apple

Apple is great at marketing…

Daily Post #2507 • October 20 2024 • Experience

The best marketing is kindling

Kindling isn’t the fire.

Daily Post #2506 • October 19 2024 • Craft

Less but better

What’s better than sending 3,000 cold emails per week?

Daily Post #2505 • October 18 2024 • Experience

Talent in marketing & business?

‘Talent’ in marketing & business?

Daily Post #2504 • October 17 2024 • Narrative

Go offline

My best ideas come from a combo of:

Daily Post #2503 • October 16 2024 • Experience

Marketing booty shake

When marketing remember to be…

Daily Post #2502 • October 15 2024 • Craft

Everybody is nobody

If you speak to everybody… nobody listens.

Daily Post #2501 • October 14 2024 • Experience

Talk to customers

Marketing is hard until you have 4 things:

Daily Post #2500 • October 13 2024 • Craft

My son's toys

I’m learning a lot from my son’s toys.

Daily Post #2499 • October 12 2024 • Craft

What AI thinks of you

I chat with AI quite a lot.

Daily Post #2498 • October 11 2024 • Experience

Not ready to buy

If you have a great product,

Daily Post #2497 • October 10 2024 • Momentum

Finger-wiggle productivity

Unconventional tip?

Daily Post #2496 • October 09 2024 • Craft

Plan less

Too much ‘planning’ kills good ideas.

Daily Post #2495 • October 08 2024 • Experience

Paper

When I don’t write my ideas down on paper:

Daily Post #2494 • October 07 2024 • Craft

So stop worrying

Worrying about the algo kills your creativity & reach.

Daily Post #2493 • October 06 2024 • Craft

Distracted or Destructive

A fun way to stay focused is to swap two words around:

Daily Post #2492 • October 05 2024 • Craft

Do it your way

Just because everyone else seems to write in ‘killer hooks’? It doesn’t mean you have to. A reputation for creating great work worth seeking out is a viable alternative.

Daily Post #2491 • October 04 2024 • Experience

Great marketing is not omnipresent

Great marketing is NOT omnipresent.

Daily Post #2490 • October 03 2024 • Craft

Listen, decide, make

You may be totally over-thinking marketing.

Daily Post #2489 • October 02 2024 • Experience

The best ad ever made

What’s the best ad ever made?

Daily Post #2488 • October 01 2024 • Experience

Don't seize attention

Gurus tell us to seize attention.

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